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1、NewZealand0092927BonnieBriefIntroductionNewZealandisacountryinthesouth-westernPacificOceancomprisingtwolargeislands(theNorthIslandandtheSouthIsland)andnumeroussmallerislands,mostnotablyStewartIsland/RakiuraandtheChathamIslands.InMāori,NewZealandhascometobekn
2、ownasAotearoa,whichisusuallytranslatedintoEnglishasTheLandoftheLongWhiteCloud.structureCultureEconomicRelationshipwithchinacultureNewZealand'scultureisrichanddiverseduetotheblendingofPolynesianandEuropeancultures.TheinfluenceofMaori,PacificIsland,Europeanand
3、AsianculturesmakesNewZealandacolourfulandvibrantplacewithmanydifferentcustomsandfoodtoenjoy.FirstpartMAORICULTURETheMaoriaretheindigenouspeopleofNewZealand,theyarePolynesianandcompriseabout14percentofthecountry'spopulation.TereoMaoriisthenativelanguagewhichi
4、srelatedtoTahitianandHawaiianMaoriCarvingfoodNewZealandFoodissimilartoAustralianfood:boththeirrootsareinBritishandIrishfoods.Therearedifferences,however.Maoris(indigenousNewZealanders)andimmigrantsfromotherPacificIslandsmakeupasignificantproportionofthepopul
5、ation.Consequently,thereisastrongPolynesianinfluenceinNewZealandcuisine.Ancientstapleslike“Kumara”(asweetpotato),playalargeroleintheKiwiRecently,otherinternationalflavors,especiallyfromSouthEastAsia,havebeenfusedwithmoretraditionalNewZealandrecipes.Lemon&Pae
6、roa--NewZealand'sWorldFamousDrinkSecondparteconomicTheeconomyofNewZealandisamarketeconomywhichisgreatlydependentoninternationaltrade,mainlywithAustralia,theEuropeanUnion,theUnitedStates,ChinaandJapan.Ithasonlysmallmanufacturingandhigh-techsectors,beingstrong
7、lyfocusedontourismandprimaryindustrieslikeagriculture(thoughbothsectorsarehighlyprofitable).Economicfree-marketreformsofthelastdecadeshaveremovedmanybarrierstoforeigninvestment,andtheWorldBankin2005praisedNewZealandasbeingthemostbusiness-friendlycountryinthe
8、world,beforeSingapore.PrimaryproductsAgricultureandhorticulture,forestry,fisheries,energyandmineralsaretheprimarynaturalresourcesofNewZealand.Themostvaluableoftheseproductgroups,providingahighpr
